Dividend Dilemmas and Global Questions in Brisbane’s View
Arthur Brisbane weighs in on Hoover Mellon finance tactics, urging patience on bond retirements and income taxes amid wartime debt. He contrasts Spain’s lottery tale with a warning about world court rulings and Monroe Doctrine questions as Haiti’s 1906 treaty role prompts naval presence and U S business leaders like General Wood at Sears, Roebuck reflect on corporate calendars and national policy.
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Europe
Tunnel blaze in East River tunnel shocks New York crowd
In a rush hour panic inside an East River tunnel, hundreds rushed to exit as smoke filled cars. Police say about 80 injured, many from burns and smoke inhalation. 35 taken to St. Johns Hospital. Passengers forced an emergency exit to Welfare Island.
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Associated Press
New York
East River
St. John’s Hospital
Long Island City
Queens Plaza
Welfare Island
Fred Fagan
Congressman's Death in Bolling Field Crash
Five people died when a Bolling Field air crash occurred shortly after takeoff. Rep. William Raynor of Massachusetts and his secretary Stanley Lowe were aboard, along with pilot Capt. Harry Dinger, Arthur McGill, and mechanic Valadimer Kizma. Initial reports spread rapidly. details were scarce at first.
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Washington
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William Raynor
Massachusetts
Springfield
Stanley B. Lowe
Harry A. Dinger
Arthur A. McGill
Valadimer Kizma
Ketcham
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Army
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Sanborn
Iowa
Yale
Mass
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Kaye Nor
Thaddeus Sweet
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White House
Trubee Davidson
Insect Poison Death Shocks Hotel Savoy Case
Mrs. J Marie Pool 44 proprietor of the Hotel Savoy died after drinking a liquid analyzed as insect poison. City chemist found bi chlor ide mercury in saturated solution with denatured alcohol plus camphor and cedar oil. Police link a misjudged bottle in her room to the fatal dose and investigations continue as snow abates across the Panhandle.
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J. Marie Pool
Hotel
Savoy
Jack Wyatt
W. M. Scott
Jury frees four in Torch Death case in Arkansas
A Mountain View jury acquitted four mountaineer farmers of murder in the slaying of Connie Franklin. The trial raised Stone County’s debt by about $8,000 and led Judge S M Bone to urge the community to move past bitter disputes. A fifth man, Alex Fulks, was dismissed from the indictment. The four meanwhile were freed, though two of them posted bonds to answer charges of attacking the Ruminer girl.
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Mountain View
Ark
Connie Franklin
Stone County
S. M. Bone
Tillar Ruminer
Franklin
Alex Fulks
Bill Younger
Joe White
Herman Greenway
Hubert Hester
Revolt nipped by execution in Mexico
United Press dispatch from Nogales Sonora reports the execution of Gen Carlos Bouquet and the imprisonment of five allied rebels. Authorities seized arms ammunition maps and military gear as the Vasconcelos faction on the West Coast is crushed by a military trial and firing squad.
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Carlos Bouquet
Boquet
Vasconcelos
Mexico
Juan Rico
Col
Miguel Mendez
Daniel Navarro
Rezio Lugo
Bouquet
U S 15 Taking Steps 10 Halt Mexico Strife
The State Department will not seek immediate action on Governor Moody’s request to reopen Mexico’s Laredo customs house. Secretary Stimson said appropriate action may come later after assessing the wider border dispute sparked by the Mexican consulate closure. The issue stems from tensions with Calles and local arrests, with no immediate intervention planned.
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U.S
Mexico
Associated Press
Washington
Stimson
State Department
Moody
Laredo
Associated
Preas
Government of
Texas
Calles
John A. Walls
Mexico City
Atention
DRYS TRY ENFORCEMENT REPORT MOVE IN SENATE
In Washington on December 20, Democratic dries Harris of Georgia and Glass of Virginia demanded an early report from President Hoover's law enforcement commission. They pledged no further funds until the commission presents eight months of work, accusing it of shifting from prohibition enforcement. Republican Senator Jones of Washington blocked action on Harris's resolution.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Harris
Georgia
Glass
Virginia
Emy
Commission
Jones
Bandits Rob Bank In Vault Locking Clerks In Valera TX
Three masked men robbed the First State Bank of Valera of about $5500 after forcing two clerks and a customer into the vault. They sealed the vault and fled in a coupe toward Coleman. The alarm went out about twenty minutes later as other employees opened the vault. Authorities report the crime occurred shortly after 730 AM as clerks prepared the day’s currency.
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Associated Press
Valera
Texas
First State Bank of Valera
Coleman
Duren Rites For Panhandle Abstractor Dick Duren
Funeral services for Richard W. Dick Duren 61 a Panhandle abstractor will be held Saturday at 2 pm in the N 8 Griggs and Sons chapel. He died early Thursday at home 818 Prospect Avenue from a presumed heart attack. He came to the area in 1908 from Corsicana and had 21 years in the abstract business. His wife Eula M. Duren is hospitalized with a broken hip. Griggs ambulance 4311.
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Dick) Duren
Pioneer
Panhandle
N. 8
Griggs and Sons
Duren
Prospect Avenue
Corsicana
Eula M. Duren
Northwest Texas Hospital
Christmas Shoppers Marooned on Lake Erie Reach Rescue Ship
Thirty Kelley Island residents marooned eight miles off Marblehead Point after abandoning the passenger ship Tourist when wedged in ice. They crawled a quarter mile over unsafe ice to reach the rescue Messenger, carrying Christmas packages and babies. No injuries reported. they await thicker ice or aid to return home for Christmas.
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Lake Erie
United Press
Sandusky
Dee
Mewnenger
Kelley Island
Marblehead Point
Griffin Election as Hidalgo Judge Is Upheld by Court
The Third Court of Civil Appeals affirmed a Travis County district court ruling that Gordon Griffin of McAllen was elected Hidalgo County district judge over J B Leslie. The case centered on counting Weslaco box votes and alleged irregularities. The court noted the election appeared legal in all respects.
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Associated Press
Austin
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Travis County District Court
Gordon Griffin
McAllen
Hidalgo County
J. B., Leslie
Edinburg
County Commissioners Court
Leslie
Weslaco
Griffin
Commission
Old Judicial District
Jane Y. McCallum
Administration
J. H. Baugh
Will Enlarge Power Offices In Amarillo Southwest Public Service
Southwestern Public Service will remodel and enlarge its offices at 618 Taylor Street Amarillo adding 20 feet to the front and moving most internal spaces upstairs. The downstairs will house display and sales rooms with an auditorium on the upper floor for meetings and cooking schools. Completion is planned for mid February with a temporary move to the old telephone building starting January 1.
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Southwestern Public Service Company
Taylor Street
Amarillo
South
Amarillo Blue Print Company
Guy Carlander
L. L. Ferree
Sixth Avenue
Senate adjourns after brief session before Christmas recess
The Senate adjourned after disposing of miscellaneous matters in a short session. A second brief session is planned for tomorrow before the Christmas recess begins.
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Washington
Senate
Byrd Elevated to Rear Admiral by Senate
The Senate advanced Commander Richard E. Byrd to the rank of Rear Admiral on the retired list for his South Pole explorations and sent the bill to the House. The action occurred in Washington on December 20.
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Associated
Trews
Washington
Richard E. Byrd
Navy
South Pole
Senate
House
Fall From Bed Fatal in London
Mrs. S. M. Russell, 79, died from injuries after a fall entering bed. Her skull was over an inch thick, and she had twice escaped injury when a taxi cab ran over her previously.
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United Press
London
S. M. Russell
Fog lifts as fog bound ships move from New York harbor
A west wind clears coastal mist and allows 77 ships to enter and leave New York Harbor after days of fog. Fifty vessels sail in, including six transatlantic liners. The crippled Clyde liner Algonquin rammed the Fort Victoria, and 189 passengers on board head to Miami and Galveston or Bermuda aboard Fort St. George. Efforts continue to salvage mail from the Fort Victoria, while recovery costs await.
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New York Harbor
Fort Victoria
Clyde
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Galveston
Sal
Bermuda
Furness-Bermuda Line
Fort St. George
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